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We're 3 years away from Beamer possibly retires, so it's tough to speculate on actual names that could replace him. Something tells me Beamer will retire when he feels he can no longer do the job. I highly doubt he will become a Joe Paterno-esque figurehead who doesn't actually do the majority of the duties of a head coach.
But I do think that no matter what it will be important to retain Bud Foster whether its as a head coach or a DC. It will be a pretty big change transitioning away from a coach who has been coaching her 25+ years, and will be important to keep some semblance of continuity. If it is not Bud Foster I would like it to be a young coach with a dynamic personality who is able to attract some of the recruits out of our reach as of now. BUT that would probably be a secondary criteria to the characteristics that have made Beamer and our program so successful.
Also I assume most of the staff will be kept once Beamer retires, so I wonder how that will effect other coach's interest in the job.
Sh'yaaa!
That logic is some powerful stuff, right there.
I hope and pray that VT is considering the 'what if's' and has a master plan for transition to make the process smooth and give Beamer his due respect.
I would hate to see VT/Beamer/fans dragged through a FSU debacle, or what it appears to be brewing at UTexas.
That being said, I want the best guy for the job for the next 10 years. And to do that, IMHO, a search committee should be formed with some external blood and VT needs to look outside of the school as hard, if not harder than they would consider internal coaches.....and then let the best man win.
Short of Beamer, when has Tech gotten 'that guy?' (Maybe baseball, but we lost him.....)
I see 2016 being set up as 'the time'-play at Bristol, play ND, win the ACC, then announce it's Beamer's last year, BUT.....that he will continue in a role in the athletic dept and simultaneously announce our new head football coach.
I think he'll probably take some head coaching job after this season.
Miami's game plan will be Boston College Part Deux. Conservative on offense, and wait for the Hokie offense to shoot itself in the foot.
Defense must, must, must win the LOS on Sat.
First QB to go bonehead loses.
I could see a Pac-12 school scoop him up first. There are always going to be openings and he knows how to recruit in that region, getting a lot of the CA kids who are a cut below the PAC-12 talent wise. I like where your head is at though; this is a good thought, and if he wanted to offer some opinions on how to create an offense, that wouldn't hurt.
The important part is that we need someone to establish Virginia Tech as a power and destination spot and not a stepping stone. I'm sure many people would have thought that Chris Petersen would bolt Boise State for a better opportunity, but they've turned that into a destination for him. They've invested in their football program. Not to say we haven't, but we need to recognize when we have something good and be ready to pony up to keep it. I'm not saying that we view football the way that Texas does and willingly throw $5M to a coach, but we need to better assess the value of those that we have. Lately we've done a poor job of that with our Olympic sports and haven't had to face that problem with football. The only sign we've seen of that is the annuity that's planned for Bud.
Viewed in isolation, this is a great comment.
Shane seems to be a version of Dabo. Might not be a great football coach, but might have the organizational skills to run a team/program.
We have no idea who the "hot" coaching prospects will be when Beamer retires.
All I know for sure is Frank Beamer has made VT into a relevant national program and that will help when the time comes to replace him.
NEVER!
I would say Chris Peterson from Boise State if Bud wasn't the HC or if they was looking somewhere else. I think he's a young Beamer in the making besides actually Shane since he's actually a Beamer....Anyways, I think he has what we would want in a HC and has had success at Boise with little to not much talent at all...Which reminds me of Va Tech.... I think he was quoted saying they didn't get the big recruits like the bigger programs and that they got the kids that no one wanted....But when they left Boise they were all 5 stars...Something to that effect...just my opinion.
I can't wait until Saturday!!!!
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# | Bitter blog - Loeffler on Logan Thomas criticism: ‘That’s part of the business' Upvote for a formidable challenger, for sure.
However, your Jedi mind tricks do not work on me. DeNiro's turn as the young Vito Corleone absolutely killed it.
Most of those schools on your list have more problems than the "flashy" coach. Most schools are dealing with sanctions because the 'flashy' coach ran a dirty program.
"Duke? My defense is going to tear them a new one" while holding a PBR.
As if Hokie fans could love Bud Foster any more...
All those guys bolted jobs for better ones when given the chance. They are head-hunters and don't care about building a program in Southwest VA. I think we are better served with someone who wants to be at VT, not someone who considers it a stepping stone.
IMO Tennessee and USCw were the only teams that went for 'flashy' hires. ND tried to hire an alum who understood the 'Notre Dame' way (stupid IMO, but the guy did have a superbowl ring, does that make him flashy?).
Miami hired Shannon from within instead of performing a real coaching search (and as much as I like Bud, he should not be the only candidate for the job when frank leaves). Florida found a good coach in Muschamp IMO. His first year was rebuilding year (FWIW they only lost to one unranked team that year - FSU), followed by an 11 win season, followed by a year full of injuries.
UNC chose a talented/intelligent coach, I think he would've performed well there had he not broken NCAA rules.
Also, how were Saban/Miles not flashy coaches? Because they don't run the spread O?
Its like preparring for when the Old Dog has lost a step. Just getting the kids prepared for the idea, not going into the garage to get the shovel.
When you mess with the Bull, you get the horns. And when you mess with the SEC, you often get the stink that comes with the scumbags that make "good" coaches. I'm as diehard as they come when it comes to wanting to win, but I'm also proud to say that VT has a coach who has some class. I'd take a class act like Beamer over Petrino (loved the motor cycle rides with his mistress and getting her a job at the University) or Miles (lets players back onto the team after assaults if they are in skill positions).
I know it took awhile, but they let Vick Jr. go after his antics. A lot of SEC schools and SEC coaches would have turned a blind eye rather than risk losing a dual threat QB during a year when they could have made a run.
I could see Foster stepping up, but when you get to be a head coach, you are the face of the franchise and I don't know if Foster can say "Duke, they'll get after ya"..he would probably say "Duke? My defense is going to tear them a new one" while holding a PBR.
"Open up the daycare" Yeah baby!
We took our son to his first game when he was five and it was fine. For the most part, I saw people going out of their way to keep the language PG-13 which certainly wasn't an expectation but we all had a great time. Didn't tail gate too long because we didn't want to wear him out before the game started. It's an awesome experience to share with your children IMO.
A coach can be younger, upbeat, enthusiastic, but still even keel. Not every coach under the age of 50 has to go nuts like Dabo. Just because we're not a flashy, exciting program doesn't mean we can't/shouldn't become one. Clemson is flashy and exciting, but their explosive offense is based heavily on screens and wide receiver blocking. IMO, they have a very physical offense. I would welcome that in Blacksburg (FWIW, Foster has said if he were a head coach he would run a spread offense).
**previous paragraph was NOT meant to be a knock on the Loeffler hire, nor was it meant to be overly complimentary of Clemson.
I do think Bud deserves at shot at HC. He has adjusted, tweaked, and changed his defense over the years. He's creative, fluid, and seems more concerned with doing what needs to be done to win then sticking to a philosophy. He has studied and learned from other teams. IMO, the biggest problem with promotions from within is that the promoted person tries to mirror his predecessor. This fails 90% of the time. I believe that Bud could keep the blue collar feel that he and Frank have created, but still mold the program into his own.
Light em up Logan! Carpe Diem. History will not have to be kind, write your own praises.
Dozer comes through again. Well done.
Damn we had some good squads and players. Those Miami games always were and are the loudest. Still the highest ranked team we've beat @ #2. I'm hyped now.